Lead Skills Class

This lead climbing class is designed to be an introduction or refresher course in lead climbing and lead belaying. It takes the fundamentals of clipping, rope management, fall factors, belayer stance and responsibilities, and effective communication, and puts them into a manageable, easy to understand course.  Practice falls will be progressively practiced with a top rope backup first, until the climber is ready to practice falls without a top-rope backup. NOTE: The single day course does NOT end with class participant's first Lead Skill check. The two-day course MAY end with a Lead skills check at the instructor's discretion.
This class includes a lead-belay-only option for people who want to belay a lead climber but don't want to lead climb themselves. Sign up is the same and the 3 months of top rope belay experience applies.

THIS CLASS HAS PREREQUISITES
- You must be 14 years old to take the class and you CANNOT lead belay in the gym until you are 16 years of age.
- You must be a strong 5.9 climber. This means you should be able to climb any 5.9 in the gym and be working towards 5.10.
- You should have a minimum of 3 months top rope belaying experience.
- This class has a 2-participant minimum and may be cancelled 24-48 hours in advance if lacking registrations. Participants may either be rescheduled or refunded.